Meta is testing new facial recognition tools on Facebook and Instagram to help users quickly restore compromised accounts and combat fake celebrity-endorsed scams. According to The Verge* these tools will verify a user’s identity by comparing their face to profile pictures on the platforms. The primary goal is to protect both celebrities and everyday users … More Meta brings back face scanning to combat scams
Why would a tax agency contractor’s privacy policy mention collecting information about my Facebook friends? The IRS has made a U-turn on facial recognition, but what about the Social Security Administration or the California Department of Motor Vehicles’ use of the same contractor? In the last few weeks, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made … More Questions linger after IRS’s about‑face on facial recognition
When a breach captures a part of us that is unchangeable, does it mean that we have allowed technology to pry too deeply into our lives? We have read about the recently released footage, complete with facial recognition and deep looks into private spaces that were never supposed to be public, and wondered if it’s safe to … More Trust your surveillance? Why hacked cameras are very bad
Better IoT security and data protection are long overdue. Will they go from an afterthought to everyone’s priority any time soon? As October draws to a close, so does Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and we can all sit back and congratulate each other on a job well done and forget about the need to think about cybersecurity … More IoT security: Are we finally turning the corner?
It’s easy to reset your password or PIN after a data breach. But reset your face? Not so much. You can reset your PIN after a data breach, you can reset your password after a data breach, you can reset your security questions after a data breach – but can you reset your face? Sure, … More Had your face stolen lately?
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